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WV HB4548

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Evan Worrell

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires employers receiving local labor market waivers to hire workers at the same qualifications and wage rates they originally submitted to WorkForce West Virginia when seeking the waiver
  • Extends the West Virginia Jobs Act's 75% local hiring requirement to all public improvement construction projects, including pilot projects assisted by the West Virginia Economic Development Authority
  • Mandates the Division of Labor establish and maintain a publicly accessible online database of certified payroll records from employers working on public improvement contracts
  • Requires sensitive personal information to be redacted from payroll records before public release in the database
  • Amends the West Virginia Jobs Act (§21-1C-4 and §21-1C-5) to strengthen enforcement of local labor utilization requirements on public construction projects

Legislative Description

WV building and constructions trades code enforcement West Virginia First

Economic Development

Last Action

To House Government Adminstration

1/20/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Administration1/20/2026
Government Organization1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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